Toy



J ne 2. 1925.

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:Apnlication filed March a, 19 23. Serial no, 28,038.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L Fnnonnrok G. TREU- BIG, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and resident of New York city, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys, and particularly to collapsible orfoldable toy furniture.

An object of this invention is to produce a device having parts whichmay be adjusted to convert the toy into a bed or a sofa, selfcontainedmeans being provided for locking theparts together to hold them in theirdifferent positions of adjustment.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a toy of thecharacter indicated which can be constructed almost wholly by thestamping processes, and preferably of sheet metal with integralinterlocking means to produce joints that are strong and durable, aswell as eiiicient.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a toy of thecharacter indicated, the parts of which can be collapsed or folded tooccupy comparatively little space.

ith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in whichi Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of the device when adjusted toproduce a bed;

Figure 2 illustrates a view in elevation showing the parts collapsed orfolded;

Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view when the parts are adjusted toproduce a sofa;

Figure 1 illustfates a fragment of the device showing one end in adifferent position of adjustment; and

Figure 5 illustrates a sectional .view of a joint between sections ofthe device.

In these drawings, 10 denotes one of the bottom sections and 11 theother bottom section when the device is adjusted to be used as a bed,but oneof the said sections constitutes the back and the other the seatwhen the device is adjusted to produce a sofa. The parts, or plate-likemembers, 10 and 11 are interchangeable as to their being used as a seator back when the sofa is formed, and the said sections are hinged on arib orwire 12 which forms what may be termed the frame of the structureit being shown that the said rib has a downwardly extending loop 13 atthe end of the sections and that the said rib terminates in an upwardlyextending portion 14:, which constitutes a pintle on which the end wings15 and 16 are hinged. The parts are duplicated at each end of the frame,and therefore, a descrip tion of the wings and their mounting at one endwill suflice for an understanding of the invention by one skilled in theart.

Each section 10 and 11 has ears 17 pro jecting from its ends, and thesaid ears are preferably bent downwardly slightly to form hook-likeextensions that enter slots 18 that are formed in the wings with whichthey engage.

The wings 15 and 16 are formed tothe general contour of the ends ofbenches with projections such as 19 at their outer corners that extenddownwardly to form the legs or feet by which the device issupporte'd.

Each wing has a recess20 at its inner edge which alines with an ear ofone of the sections 10 01- 11 when the parts are folded, so that theserecesses form clearances for the reception of the ears in order topermit the wings to fold closely against the sections 10 and 11 when thedevice is not in use.

The relations of parts just described are I shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawing.

Any suitable means may be provided for preventing the wings from beingdisplaced from the pintles or ends of the frame, and usually, theupsetting of the ends of the frame or pintles will suffice as asuiiicient means for preventing their disengagement.

The purpose of having the looped portions 13 is to increase the lengthof the pin tle to provide for a separation of the bearings for thewings, and they also form abutments to limit the degree of oscillationof the sections.

I claim:

1. In a toy, a frame comprising a rib and angularly disposed pintles,plate-like members each having an edge oscillatably mounted on the rib,pairsof wing members at the ends-of the plate-like members, each wingmember of a pair having its edge oscillatably mounted on one of thepintles, and

means for effecting an interlocking engagement between each plate-likemember and one of the Wings at each end.

2. In a toy, a frame comprising a rib having downwardly extending loopsand upwardly extending terminals constituting pintles, sectionsoscillatably mounted on the with the Wings, the said wings havingrecesses to form clearances tor the ears when the parts are in foldedpositions.

FREDERICK G. TREUBIG.

